exact antithesis

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• Antithesis — (Greek for setting opposite , from ] that thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy, but I say to you the only correct interpretation is, Love all men, even thine enemies. Antithesis was the name given by Marcion to a document in which he …   Wikipedia

• antithesis — [an tith′ə sis] n. pl. antitheses [an tith′əsēz΄] [ME antitesis < LL antithesis < Gr < antithenai < anti , against + tithenai, to place: see DO1] 1. a contrast or opposition of thoughts, usually in two phrases, clauses, or sentences… …   English World dictionary

• antithesis — [n1] exact opposite antipode, antipole, contra, contradictory, contrary, contrast, converse, counter, flip side*, inverse, other side, reverse; concept 665 Ant. same antithesis [n2] contrast, opposition antagonism, contradiction,… …   New thesaurus

• antithesis — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, exact, very VERB + ANTITHESIS ▪ be, represent PREPOSITION ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• antithesis — [[t]æntɪ̱θəsiːz[/t]] antitheses 1) N COUNT: usu the N of n The antithesis of something is its exact opposite. [FORMAL] The antithesis of the Middle Eastern buyer is the Japanese. Syn: opposite 2) N COUNT If there is an antithesis between two… …   English dictionary

• antithesis — UK [ænˈtɪθəsɪs] / US noun [singular] Word forms antithesis : singular antithesis plural antitheses formal the exact opposite of something Derived word: antithetical UK [ˌæntɪˈθetɪk(ə)l] / US adjective …   English dictionary

• exact — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Exact is used with these nouns as the object: ↑obedience, ↑penalty, ↑retribution, ↑revenge, ↑toll, ↑vengeance {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Exact is used with these nouns: ↑amount, ↑antithesis, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• antithesis — noun (countable usually singular) formal the exact opposite of something: Connie s political views are the complete antithesis of mine …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• antithesis — an|tith|e|sis [ æn tıθəsıs ] noun singular FORMAL the exact opposite of something ╾ an|ti|thet|i|cal [ ,æntı θetıkl ] adjective …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• antithesis — [ænˈtɪθəsɪs] noun [singular] formal the exact opposite of something …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Orb of Aldur — The Orb of Aldur is a blue glowing rock in the fictional series The Belgariad and also The Malloreon, by David Eddings. It was crafted from a riverstone by the god Aldur. Aldur constantly turned the riverstone in his hands and after considerable… …   Wikipedia